Cimbex americanus

Cimbex americanus
	An adult Elm sawfly
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Symphyta
Family:	Cimbicidae
Genus:	Cimbex
Species:	C. americanus
Binomial name
	Cimbex americanus; Leach, 1817
Synonyms
	Cimbex americana Leach, 1817;

Cimbex americanus, the elm sawfly, is a species of sawfly in the family Cimbicidae.^[1]^[2]^[3] This is a very large species of Hymenoptera, with adults measuring 3 cm and larvae reaching 5 cm long. If captured, adults may buzz and use their powerful spiny legs defensively. However, like other sawflies, this species does not possess a sting.^[4]

Taxonomy[]

This species was originally described as Cimbex americana by William Elford Leach, who treated the genus as feminine. However, Cimbex comes from a masculine Greek noun,^[5] and the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature thus requires masculine species.^[6] Thus, its correct name is Cimbex americanus.^[7]

References[]

^ "Cimbex americana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ "Cimbex americana". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ "Cimbex americanus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ Hymenoptera of the world : an identification guide to families. Goulet, Henri., Huber, John T. (John Theodore), Canada. Agriculture Canada. Research Branch. Ottawa, Ont.: Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research. 1993. ISBN 0-660-14933-8. OCLC 28024976.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ Schrevel, Cornelis (1826). Cornelii Schrevelii Lexicon Manuale Græco-Latinum Et Latino-Græcum (21 ed.). London: Sumptibus C. & J. Rivington. p. 353.
^ ICZN Code Art. 30
^ Taeger, A.; Liston, A.D.; Prous, M.; Groll, E.K.; et al. (2018). "ECatSym – Electronic World Catalog of Symphyta (Insecta, Hymenoptera)". Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut (SDEI), Müncheberg. Retrieved 2021-05-13.

External links[]

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[itis-1] "Cimbex americana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[gbif-2] "Cimbex americana". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[buglink-3] "Cimbex americanus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[4] Hymenoptera of the world : an identification guide to families. Goulet, Henri., Huber, John T. (John Theodore), Canada. Agriculture Canada. Research Branch. Ottawa, Ont.: Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research. 1993. ISBN 0-660-14933-8. OCLC 28024976.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[Lexicon-5] Schrevel, Cornelis (1826). Cornelii Schrevelii Lexicon Manuale Græco-Latinum Et Latino-Græcum (21 ed.). London: Sumptibus C. & J. Rivington. p. 353.

[ICZN-6] ICZN Code Art. 30

[ECatSym-7] Taeger, A.; Liston, A.D.; Prous, M.; Groll, E.K.; et al. (2018). "ECatSym – Electronic World Catalog of Symphyta (Insecta, Hymenoptera)". Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut (SDEI), Müncheberg. Retrieved 2021-05-13.

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